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Hey guys!
Recently someone posted several clips on You-Tube of The Replacements ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Replacements ) from a very early gig at the 7th St. Entry in Minneapolis. Tommy Stinson was 16 at the time and had to get a note from his mom to play the job. These clips from 1981 are absolutely brilliant. Anyway, at the show Bob Stinson, my favorite unconventional guitar hero, is playing what appears to be a copy of a Fender Esquire – I used to own a Fender Japan reissue but that’s another story. Easily influenced by others, I started looking around on eBay for a similar instrument to make my own.
Having never seriously considered buying an instrument from eBay, I came up with the following questions:
How do you know the instrument you’re bidding on isn’t a fake?
It was -5 F. here in northern MN this morning. Is it wise to have a guitar shipped in cold weather?
I’ve had a lot of luck expanding my collection of old hand planes using eBay. Can I expect a similar positive experience when it comes to guitars?
Any insight / advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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